Tower Hamlets Greens call for community unity against anti-asylum seeker protests 22 July 2025 / 23 July 2025 by nathaliebienfait Tower Hamlets Green Party councillor Nathalie Bienfait and Green Party members tonight stood in solidarity with asylum seekers due to be moved into a hotel in Canary Wharf by the Home Office. The Tower Hamlets Green Party calls for the entire community to unite against anti-asylum seeker protests which are taking place outside the hotel. […] Read more »
Greens honour the legacy of the Suffragettes by defending the right to protest 19 July 2025 / 21 July 2025 by nathaliebienfait There is a deep hypocrisy at the heart of the official version of Suffragette history. The real Suffragettes were the Palestine Action and Just Stop Oil of their time. They were willing to go to prison to defy unjust laws, and they did things which seriously divided public opinion. In fact, while opponents of genocide […] Read more »
Comment: Mayor Rahman should protect our community’s assets equally 17 July 2025 / 18 July 2025 by nathaliebienfait At the full council meeting held last night at the Town Hall in Whitechapel, we heard three petitions all raising similar issues. All three were organisations occupying council-owned buildings. All three had either they had been subject to rent reviews, or were trying to formalise their lease. Mayor Rahman has made it clear in previous […] Read more »
Tower Hamlets Green Party to stand mayoral candidate in 2026 14 July 2025 / 14 July 2025 by nathaliebienfait Councillor Nathalie Bienfait has announced that Tower Hamlets Green Party will be standing a mayoral candidate and their largest ever slate of council candidates in May 2026. She promises an energetic and positive campaign to build on the success of the party’s two Tower Hamlets candidates in last year’s general election. The party, which currently […] Read more »
Comment: Lutfur Rahman is holding us back from healthy streets 9 July 2025 / 9 July 2025 by nathaliebienfait The Healthy Streets Scorecard 2025, published 8 July, has shown the dangerous impact of Lutfur Rahman’s policies on transport. Tower Hamlets dropped 4 places in the ranking of London boroughs on infrastructure which supports people to take healthier modes of travel. Our borough’s fall in the rankings is mostly due to inaction, but the Mayor […] Read more »
Join the Green Party in Tower Hamlets and get active locally to change the world 8 July 2025 / 8 July 2025 by nathaliebienfait Tower Hamlets Green Party will be standing a mayoral candidate and our largest ever slate of council candidates in May 2026. We will be running an energetic and positive campaign to build on the success of our two candidates in last year’s general election. Here are some of the reasons why you should join us. […] Read more »
Tower Hamlets did not vote for Labour austerity say the Greens 3 July 2025 by nathaliebienfait Nathalie Bienfait, Green Party councillor for Bow West, says that the overwhelming majority of people in Tower Hamlets who voted in the last general election cast their vote for candidates they thought were committed to ending austerity and who would improve people’s lives. Labour’s changes to the benefits system will hit local people hard. Already, […] Read more »
Tower Hamlets Greens support pupils, parents and staff of Kobi Nazrul Primary School 28 June 2025 / 28 June 2025 by nathaliebienfait Councillor Nathalie Bienfait on behalf of Tower Hamlets Greens expressed the party’s support for the pupils, parents and staff of Kobi Nazrul Primary School. Councillor Nathalie Bienfait on behalf of Tower Hamlets Greens expressed the party’s support for the pupils, parents and staff of Kobi Nazrul Primary School. The children had been made a target […] Read more »
Rupert George selected as Green Party candidate for Bow East by-election 21 August 2024 / 21 August 2024 by Darren Tower Hamlets Green Party members have selected experienced campaigner Rupert George as their candidate for the upcoming Bow East by-election, which will be held on Thursday 12 September 2024. A Bow resident, Rupert has lived in London all his life, and in Tower Hamlets for almost twenty years. His children attend school locally, and his […] Read more »
Introducing your Tower Hamlets Green Candidates 7 June 2024 / 7 June 2024 by Darren While the country may have been taken by surprise when Rishi Sunak called a General Election for 4th July, we are ready to put the case for a fairer, greener society with our dedicated and hard-working candidates. Nathalie Bienfait barely needs an introduction. The first-ever Green Councillor in Tower Hamlets, Nathalie has proved a popular […] Read more »
